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Swap your analogue pineapple for some digital jalapeño and grab a slice from the Bastl Instruments Pizza.
Every year modular developers are faced with the challenge of outdoing themselves with ever more inventive and useful modules...
A good real‑time analyser can draw attention to what our ears miss, and with multi‑channel formats that second opinion can be invaluable.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Hybrid Studio Taiko library has a number of interesting design features compared to some of the obvious competition.
PreSonus’ DAW software continues to grow and improve as it reaches version 6.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Aspire Modern Mallets introduces tuned percussion with a distinctly modern twist.
The addition of woodwinds, a third percussion collection and concert harp sees VSL’s Synchron Orchestra reach maturity.
Sonuscore transform the sounds of the orchestra into cinematic soundscapes.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. With Smack II, Big Fish Audio are clearly attempting to deliver the complete one‑stop shop for your body percussion needs.
UST’s latest mic gives you two Neumann‑inspired classic flavours.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Teletone Audio’s Ondine features treated and processed samples from popular analogue synths.
This classy valve mic proves its worth on a range of sources.
Much more than just a bigger MicroFreak, Arturia’s MiniFreak is a six‑voice polysynth with a character like nothing else.
The AP1 Compact features the same proprietary preamp circuit as the AP1, and delivers a superb sonic performance that gets very close to that of its larger stablemate.
Toontrack and Hugh Padgham bring the drum sounds that defined the 1980s to Superior Drummer.
Right out of the box, the Atlas compressor offers six types of digitally modelled compression based on revered studio hardware...
The SOS team pick their hardware and software highlights from the last 12 months.
PMC’s new nearfields push the boundaries of what a compact, two‑way speaker can achieve.
The ASP4816 offered big‑console features in a project‑studio footprint, but its new souped‑up sibling offers that bit more...
It’s obvious to anyone working in any aspect of pro audio that it’s still a very male‑dominated industry...